Massive whale wants human company! | Crazy Cameramen Episode 4

It's a close encounter of the giant kind for Earth Touch cameraman Barry Skinstad in this HD nature video. A very curious southern right whale has decided it wants some human company!

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[purboble]

Southern Right whales are extremely sociable. They were almost hunted to extinction because the were very fascinated by the boats and the people on them. They are literally the golden retrievers of the sea.

[GlaciusTS]

I swam with a wild Beluga once just off a dock. There were kids in the water and I decided to get the whale’s attention. Instead of just treading water and slowly swimming like the others were doing, I dove down and starting spinning and doing little things that stood out. The whale immediately cane to me and started trying to mimic me. It got close and let me hold it and pet it. One thing I noticed is that it was a lot easier to communicate with the whale than I was expecting. It seemed very intuitive watching my body language, and it caught in quick that I needed air and didn’t want to go too far from the dock. Incredible experience and possibly the most beautiful moment in my life. Despite the whale being wild and it being a short experience, I felt like I made a friend that day. There was definitely a connection being made that kept that whale by my side as I swam around.

[omanhs]

"YES HELLO I AM FRIEND."
 - whale

[supersai-raptor]

These are the largest most peaceful and elegant creatures living on our beloved planet, no amount of love can fix the damage we've done to their species but we can defend the newest generations, after all we owe it to these gentle giants, and they're awe inspiring size

[tarashaw]

I dont understand why we keep killing them, especially when its so obvious how gentle and sweet they are! Its sickening to me, kind of like killing a big puppy dog!! I feel so sad every time i think about it! 

[Adelaide]

Most animals have what I would describe as nerveous eyes, always ckecking their surroundings, whales however have extremely calm and wise looking eyes, it actually looks like they are thinking something. It always fascinates me.

[GiffysChannel]

absolutely stunning. Its crazy that we are looking for intelligent life among the stars when there it is right here in the oceans of our planet.

[claryfray]

The type of whale is called a wright whale. Gentle and beautiful souls they are

[wwal]

"What's very impressive is that, all the time it was very aware not to hurt.." 1:23 *thump* diver sinks to bottom of ocean

[wickedimpulse]

Over the last few years I have seen so many videos of humans and animals showing such warmth and kindness. We NEED THEM AND THEY NEED US. PLEASE NO MORE KILLING.💙💙💙

[ghostaccount]

I can't believe that whales are being hunted down by whalers. This is just an amazing video; it shows how graceful a right whale is! I never knew that they would be so gentle and graceful! This video blows my mind. Thanks for sharing it!

[shaunapinnock]

I’m 💯% convinced that Whales are the most lovable, thoughtful, caring, empathetic, awesome beings on this great earth! 😍🐳❤️🐋

[thekagawalife]

“Oh look, a human! He’s all alone! I must stay by his side until he finds his pod again.”

[rainers.]

Whales together with dogs appear to be the brightest and most sociable animals.

[Harpazo_to_Yeshua]

I look at it like a huge, gentle puppy. So cute! Couldn't stop smiling! :)

[rahulbhatia]

We should take some steps to save these majestic creatures 😭❤️

[earthtouchtv]

Hi Kelllie, thanks for watching. The white growths you can see are patches of raised tissue called callosities. They are often confused with barnacles because of their white colouration, however, the colour is actually the result of cyamids (whale lice).

[FatRakoon]

Beautiful. I am so jealous of people who have such incredible encounters with wild life.

I have had 2 shark encounters whilst scuba diving off the coasts off the UK, a handful of seals etc, but nothing like this...

[marybrantley]

You, we're very lucky!! I can't even imagine how special this opportunity was to be so close to this uniquely gentle giant.

[sylar]

Of all the things I would like to do in my life this would probably be at the top of my list. Just love how curious and playful they are, such gentle creatures for there size. You are so lucky to share a moment with this beautiful creature.